Campus safety second rate

How safe are we? Waking up Tuesday morning to the news of yet another shooting near Fresno State led to a serious contemplation of our safety. Monday’s incident marks the third shooting near campus this year, and as a student to the university and a resident in the nearby community, I’m becoming increasingly concerned.

Obviously sharing jurisdiction with the Fresno Police Department (FPD), the University Police Department’s (UPD) “primary jurisdiction” is a one-mile radius from Fresno State property, as listed on their Web site. As such, it would be the logical assumption that this area would be one of the safest in Fresno. Read more »

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